conversations in ten questions 80: Sofia Nappi
©Jeanette Bak Born in Florence, Sofia Nappi completed her education at Alvin Ailey's school. She started receiving awards for her choreographies when she was only 17 years old, and she most recently won the Introdance Award at the Rotterdam International Duet Choreography Competition in 2021 and f irst prize, critics' and production awards at the 35th Hannover International Choreography Competition with her pieces for the company Komoco, which she founded with her violinist and composer sister Alice Nappi. I n the 2024 season s he was invited to create a new work for the world-famous Nederlands Dans Theater NDT. PUPO , which will be staged at the Cemal Reşit Rey Concert Hall on 29-30 April 2024, is a work inspired by Carlo Collodi's famous work Pinocchio. We asked Sofia Nappi what she wondered about art, life and PUPO . What is the essence of performance in your opinion? It's a personal experience conveyed through the expression of the body in a physical and sensori